Alireza Moradi
- Deputy commander of criminal investigation police, Kurdistan Province (2016 - 2 Dec 2018)
- Police Commander , Sanandaj (Kurdistan Province) (At least since April 2020)
- Human Rights Violation: Killing and suppressing protesters (November 2019) read more
- Institution
- The Police (FARAJA)
- Location
- Sanandaj
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom of assembly, Right to liberty and security of person, Right to life
- Description
- Moradi, as police commander of the city of Sanandaj, and a member of City Security Council is directly responsible for the mass arrest of protesters and ordering the use of deadly weapons against unarmed protesters during the November 2019 nationwide protests in this City, which resulted in the death of at least 2 protesters. The nationwide protests of 2019, known as the protests of November 2019, were a series of large-scale popular demonstrations against the Iranian government, which began on November 15, 2019 in protest of the tripling of gasoline prices and quickly turned into anti-government protests that spread to 29 provinces in more than 100 cities across the country. The protests were brutally suppressed by the security and military forces. According to Reuters at least 1500 protesters were killed. Amnesty International, revealed the identity of 324 protesters killed by the security forces including at least 23 children.
- Sources
- Human Rights Violation: Killing and suppressing protesters 2022-2023 (September 2022 - December 2023) read more
- Institution
- The Police (FARAJA)
- Location
- Sanandaj (Kurdistan Province)
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom of assembly, Right to liberty and security of person, Right to life
- Description
Alireza Moradi as the Police Commander of Sanandaj and the memeber of the City Security Council, was responsible for the mass arrest of protesters and issuing orders to use lethal weapons against the protesters during the 2022- 2023 protests in this citiy, which resulted in the death of at least 16 protesters.
The 2022-23 protests began following the death of Mahsa (Gina) Amini on September 13, 2022, in the detention of the morality police of the Islamic Republic.
These protests quickly spread across the country and are remembered as the largest revolutionary uprising against the government since the establishment of the Islamic Republic.
The Iranian government responded to these protests with deadly violence. According to human rights organizations, the security forces of the Islamic Republic have killed at least 551 people, with a minimum of 68 of them being children.
- Sources
- Amnesty International warns of the extensive suppression of protesters in Sanandaj, Kurdistan province.
https://twitter.com/AmnestyIran/status/1579554334991257600
Video: Security forces shooting at protesters in Sanandajhttps://archive.md/IZ0EV
https://x.com/Kolbarnews/status/1571539089341681666
Video: Security forces shooting at protesters in Sanandaj
https://archive.md/mLBO4
https://x.com/1500tasvir/status/1571396486025412609
Video: Security forces shooting at protesters in Sanandajhttps://archive.md/phks2
https://x.com/HengawO/status/1587870361907085312
Video: Security forces shooting at protesters in Sanandaj
https://x.com/Revolution_R_/status/1586675522318307328
Shooting - Sanandajhttps://archive.md/hPCYy
https://x.com/Kolbarnews/status/1571536211315142657
https://archive.md/MiShF
https://x.com/FSeifikaran/status/1571806694510063616
https://x.com/bbcpersian/status/1573726914044461056
https://archive.md/oGdLv
A protester was killed in his car by the shooting of the security forces - the sound of gunshots
https://archive.md/dsXWH
https://x.com/HengawO/status/1578686487960244224
Direct shooting of security forces at protesters
https://archive.md/EQqKh
https://x.com/HengawO/status/1578690644364890113
Shooting at protesters - Sanandaj
https://archive.md/0SNMt
https://x.com/ManotoNews/status/1578690423962603521
Shooting at protesters - Sanandaj
https://archive.md/AYuNK
https://x.com/ManotoNews/status/1578763720293240832
The sound of shooting and firing of tear gas - Sanandaj
https://archive.ph/phIlV
https://x.com/SedayeShahrivar/status/1595135573479821312
Waging War on Civilians: Exposing Iran’s Repressive Units and Crimes Against Humanity
- Human Rights Violation: Killing and suppressing protesters (November 2019) read more